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FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1948 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE PAGE NINE Black Market In Babies To Be Probed In New Brunswick Ring In St. John Said To Have Sold 50 Infants In Year Saint John, N.B.,, May 21--(CP)--A meeting with Premier McNair was sought today by the Saint John Chil- drén's Aid Society in an effort to stamp out a black market in babies centred in Saint John. A resolution to that effect wds passed Thursday night at a meeting of the society. Officers of the society and other®- welfare organizations in the city reported that at least 50 babies had been sold on the black market by the ring during the past year. Prices for the babies, they said, ran as high as $1,500. Travis W. Cushing, President of the Society, and Mrs. J. G. Bishop, Executive Secretary, gave details of the ring. Mr. Cushing said that the ring wh worked for financial gain and that the babies were sold with little consideration for the welfare of the child, its parents or foster parents. Many people were willing to pay high sums for babies and it was a "profitable business." Within the last month, five in- fants had been "snatched" from the ring, he said. Mrs, Bishop said that if, after selling a child, the ring found a "higher market" it would get the infant" back and re-sell it. There was a premium for twins. A boarding house where children were kept until delivered to their foster parents operated in con- junction with the ring, she said. "A mother-to-be signed her baby away to the ring on its birth. Then she decided she wanted to keep it. It was a nip and tuck battle to keep the infant from the ring," Mrs. Bishop said. The resolution passed by the So- ciety also asked immediate procla- mation of amendments to the Chil- dren's Protection Act. The amendments, passed at the recent session of the legislature at the request of 'the society, would tighten controls over places where children are boarded and would make solicitation of children for adoption illegal. The Society was told by Mrs. | Bishop that many infants--"more an by sale--are given away" by Meir parents. SF Mrs. Bishop said that in her in- vestigation of the ring she had learned of "at least three cases" in- volving the ring where no money was involved. Others occurred outside the op-' erations of the black market. "They're just given away .. . no adoption . . . no protection," she said She knew of a woman who had three children--two legitimate, one illegitimate. A friend had remarked that she would like one of them. "Go ahead," she was told, and had left that evening with the child. Mothers Guests At Thornton's School Concert MRS. CHAS. WHITE Correspondent Thornton's Corners, May 20--The | (eachers of Thornton's Corners Public School entertained the mothers at an "Open House" on Thursday afternoon. The pupils of the Junior and Senior rooms joint- - ly put on a splendid program with * the principal, Mr. Rodney, as chair- man, _The program was as follows: Verse, Paul Mollon; exercise, by the juniors, "Canada's Child"; reading, Helen Ferentz, "In Ancient Brit- ain"; piano solo, Marilyn Scott; reading, Nancy Foster, "Red Cross Dog"; solo, Betty Harmer, "I Love i America"; poem, Jimmy Kosah and Billy Wilson, "Merchant Marine"; reading, Diane Mollon, "Sir Philip Sidney"; drill, Grade 4; recitation, Irene Mathews; song,' Grade 2; reading, Marjorie Carter. ~The Empire Day program was taken by a number of the senior . pupils. Junior room gave 'Salute | to the Flag" and program ended ' with God Save the King. Mr. Rodney introduced Dr. Flet- cher who gave a very interesting address, pointing out to the chil- dren the difference of just being i# polite and saying "thank you", to # really meaning it from the bottom of our hearts. We should all' be thankful for our home, our parents and our wonderful country. Mrs. Hall, junior room teacher, spoke a few words welcoming the mothers and saying it was so important for the children to get the true signifi- cance of Empire Day. Mrs. Clarence i Scott, on behalf of the mothers, thanked the teachers for their fine program and entertainment. After the program the mothers gndered around the rooms admir- %& the work of the pupils which s on display. Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Doug- las Lander entertained the Cheer- ful Givers' Group of King Street W.M.S. at her home. Monday after school Thornton's Corners school baseball team play- ed their first game of the season against Westmount Sr. at West- mount, There are not enough boys here to form a Junior and a Sen- jor team, so our team is about half juniors and half seniors. They lost their first game but hope they will do better next time. Mrs. Ernest Pope underwent a major operation Monday in Osh- awa_Hospital. Her friends all wish her a speedy recovery. Mus. Harold, Foster is visiting her r, Mrs. pk Wilfardy, Doug- las, and attending her nephew who is ill with pneumonia in Pembroke Ontario | tlite HOUSE CONTROVERSY Unionville, May 21--(CP)--Built in 1793, a Markham Township house is the centre of a controversy here. e present owner wants to remodel the building for one of his sons and says he will do so unless some other provision is made for him. A local historian, however, has requested the Township Council to preserve the building. PLAN OPEN HOUSE Guelph, May 21--(CP)--Farm and home week of the Ontario . |. Agricultural Colelge is schedul- ed for June 14-18. Open house will be held for farmers and other visitors. SIREN REPLACES BELL Brantford, May 21--(CP) -- An- other link with the past has been | broken at Por Rover. The old fife side. Rev. Hamlet C. Wolfraim is | conference secretary. bell, that tolled not only for fires but also for most tragedies of the fishing village, 1s being replaced by an elestrir siren. NEW SUMMER CAMP Niagara Falls, May 21--(CP) -- The Salvation Army has bought a large farm near Sel- kirk on Lake Erie, It plans to develop the property as a young people's camp. PLAN ASSOCIATION Marathon, May 21--(CP)-- Resi- dents of this newly-established pulp mill town are considering formation of a game and fish association. The town, north of Lake Superior, is ad- jacent to good fishing and hunting territory. FARMERS ON TOUR Toronto, May 21 -- (CP) -- Three farmers from New South Wales, Australia, will arrive by alr tomorrow from Regina. They will dpend a week seeing hases of Ontario farming in connection with a dominion- wide tour, Traffic Snarled Cop Sells Ticket Montreal--(CP)--You turn pale, your legs become weak, you wonder what the devil you did and. then, with a weak smile of relief, you dig down and fork over your dough to the cop for the tickets he is selling. After the transaction you have a feeling of being gypped anf you have no assurance the deal will pay off the next time you go through a red light. Folks, you now have a friend in L 4 Naval, Air Force Cadets Inspected | Naval and Air Force Cadets at H.M.C.S. "Royal Roads" were inspected early this year by Air Marshall W. A. Curtis, C.B., C.B.E, D.S.C., ED., Chief of the Air Staff, R.C.A.F. The above photo shows the cadets in opzn tion. An tion next term will find the army cadets in the parade. order for the i =--R.C.N. Photo. Rouyn, Baptists Agree; May Preach On Corner Rouyn, Que, May 21 -- (CP) -- Amicable settlement was announced Thursday between the City of Rou- | yn and four members of Noranda | Baptist Church, including Rev. Murray Heron, in a long-standing dispute and court actions growing out o. public meetings on Noranda ' St in Rouyn. The four were arrested last De- | cember for violation of a municipal by-law which prohibits holding | public meecings on streets, in parks | and public buildings without a per- | mit. | At the time, Police Chief Emile Dussault said permission was re- | fused because of traffic conditions | on Saturday. nights, when Heron- led groups persisted in gathering. The 22-year-old pastor and two | women members of his church were convicted and fined Jan. 20 for a | similar infraction of the by-law last September. The women, Alice Moore | and Eileen Veals, were fined $5 and costs and Mr. Heron $25 and | costs by Magistrate Felix Allard of Amos. LJ | stable, fingerprinted, photographed | The December charges not pro- ceeded with pending judgment in a tes. case on validity of the by-law, were laid against Mr. Heron, Miss Veals, Miss Mabel Bourne and Les- lie Barnhart. Under settlement announced to- day, the city has droppec the De- cembe charges against the four. A $5,000 action by Mr. Barnhart against the city and Chief Dussault also has been dropped. In addition, the city has agreed to permit public meetings by Mr. Heron on Sunday or Tuesday eve- nings on Noranda St. near Main St. in Rouyn. . Mr, Barnhart also took action last winter to have the municipal by- law declared ultra vires. The Su- perior Court's judgment is expected | soon. His $5,500 damage action was fil- eu after the four were arrested and put in jail following a Saturday night meeting in December. Mr. Barnhart alleked they were roused at 6 am. Sunday by the night con-, pr and submitted to "other indignie ties." He charged this procedure was a violation of their rights and not permissable when infraction of gp- ly a municipal by-law is involved. The settlement is "certainly agreeable to us," sald Mr. Heron. . "All we wanted was permission te preach. This has been given us, We are not interested in anything else." Court costs of the action against the four were paid by them, amounting to $47.50. \ Flying Bee-Keeper Picks Apiary Sites Perth, Australia--(CP)--A West Australian apiarist uses a Moth plane to spot likely honey flows in forest country, and the easiest tracks to them. From his low-flying plane, he says, he can judge the density of' forest and the quantity of bloss soms. He also flies "scout hives" into country that looks good from the air. If the scout hives pro- duce a good honey flow, aplaries are moved in by truck. HARD TO LEARN The entire Chinese language is made up of words with one syllable, Each sound may have 10 or more meanings. Conference Opens Tuesday At Smith's Falls Church Sessions of the 24th annual meet- ing of the Bay of Quinte Confer- ence of the United Church in Can- ada will cpen in Trinity United Church, Smith's Falls, May 25. They will continue until May 28. Rev. Charles D. McLellan, . Napanee, president of the conference, will pre- Meeting of the conference set- tlement committee will be held in the First Baptist Church, Monday afternoon, - Several changes in pas- torates in the Kingston Presbytery will be considered by this commit- tee. Official opening takes place at 10 am. Tuesday. Report .of the exe- cutive committee will be first item of business. Committee meetings will take place during the morning. The committees will re-assemble at 1.30 p.m. Communion service, in charge of the conference president, will take place at 3 p.m, Rev. Dr. D. H. Gallagher, Toronto, will be the preacher. The memorial service will also be in charge of thé conference president. Monday evening will be mission- ary hight at the conference when the speakers will be Rev. Dr. Gal- lagher, associate secretary of the Board of Overseas Missions, and Rev. J. R. Leng, assistant secretary, Board of Hceme Missions. Devotions and address at the Wednesday morning session will be in charge of Rev. Dr. Harold Hough, professor emeritus, Drew Theological College. The president's message will be delivered immedi- ately following the devotional per- iod. Ncminations to the General Council of thé United Church will take place before the noon adjourn- ment. Separate meetings. for ministers and laymen will be held Wednesday afterniing with the laymen meet- ing in Westminster Presbyterian Church. Report of colleges and se- condary schools will be given at the main business session of the con- ference commencing at three 6'clock. Report of the Missionary and Main- Pierre DesMarais, leader of Mon- | tenance committee will follow, with treal's city council. In a letter to the city's director of departments, Mr. DésMarals singled | | the address being delivered by Rev. G. A. Williams. Report of the pub- lications committee will be given by out the annual police games. They | Rey, C. H. Dickinson, book steward. are fine, deserve support and en-| Ordination service will take place couragement, and all that, said Mr. | wednesday evening. DesMarais. But when cops cause traffic tie- ups by peddling tickets, it's time something was done and further- more "such a practice looks to me like a form of blackmail." Mr. DesMarais mentioned speci- fically "the case of Harbor Bridge, where a constable practically stop- ped all traffic and created a bot- tleneck while offering his tickets for sale." DIRTY SHAMAL In Iran, a dust-laden northerly wind which blows constantly for four months in the summer is called the Shamal. ANCIENT SCIENCE' The oldest scientific instrument is believed to be the astralabe, in- vented by the Greeks 2,000 years ago to tell the time and latitude. ENNISKILLEN SUNDAY SCHOOL y Will Be Held SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1948 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. (D.S.T.) Services will be conducted by: REV. CAMERON QUIGLEY of St. Paul's United Church Bowmanville Singing by the Sunday School under the leadership of Mrs. Seymour Soloist: Boyd Slemon, Niagara Falls (Collection in aid of School Funds) MONDAY, MAY 2TH, 8 SPORTS PROGRAMM{ STARTING AT 3:00 P.M. Races for Children under 12 years. Junior Football Game at 4 p.m., Ty- rone-Enniskillen. League Football Game at 7:00 p.m., Maple Grove vs Enniskillen. SUPPER AT 4:30 P.M. Until all are served. Amplifier sys- tem supplied during supper and concert. * CONCERT AT 8:00 2'. M. WHITBY MODERN PLAYERS WILL PRESENT ' "VARIETIES OF 1948" Featuring Comedy, Singing and Drama ADMISSION ADULTS: Supper only, or with Concert--1.00 Concert only-- ap CHILDREN: Supper onlv. or with Concert-- ~ Concert only ....e..0000:00000 Rastor: Rev. R. -M. Seymour Sunday School Supt.: Edgar Wright Secretary: Laurence Wearn Among those taking part in the Thursday session will be Rev. Dr. Hough, Rev. R. C. Chalmers, asso- ciate secretary of the Board of Evangelism and Social Service, Rev. G. Earl Leard, boys' work secretary and associate boys' work secretary, Board of Christian Education; Rev. W .W. Burnett, assistant secretary of the Board of Pensions; Mrs. B. H. Soper, Smiths Falls, president of the Renfrew Presbytery of the Wo- man's Missionary Society, Jack D. Campbell, Admaston, president of the conference Young People's Un- ion and Allister Kirker, Ottawa, delegate to World Youth Confer- ence in Oslo, Norway. Rev. Dr. Hough will be the speaker at the laymen's banquet on Thursday evening. Report of the settlement commit : tee will be presented Friday after- noon. Other items of business on Friday will be the report of the On- tario Temperance Federation; ad- dresses by representatives of the Ontario 'Temperance Federation, The Deaconess Order and Women Workers, etc, Rev. J. I. MacKay, superintendent of home missions for the Montreal-Ottawa and the Bay of Quinte conferences will speak. REMOVE DRIVING HAZARDS Regina-- (CP)--Circulars enclos- ed with light and water accounts have reminded Regina citizens of a by-law effective June 1 which says hedges and fences, if they are with. in 15 feet of a corner and obstruct the vision of motorists, must come down. 1S YOUR HOT WATER TAP y - THAT Glvgg Oty corp WATE We specialize in getting you the most for your 'Hot Water Dollar". hi or write for 'Hot Water ka which will be mailed to you free of charge. COLVIN'S ELECTRIC 339 Simcoe St. S. 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